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unusual facts about Thank God It's Christmas


Thank God It's Christmas

It appears on the Christmas compilation LP The Edge Of Christmas in its full 12" version with the drum intro. It also appears on the US-only compilation boxed-set "The Queen Collection", which consisted of a re-release of the LPs "Classic Queen" & "Queen's Greatest Hits" along with a bonus CD called "Queen Talks" that included this song, along with a 1989 interview with the band.


'Twas the Night

This was the most recent Disney Channel Christmas themed movie, until Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! in 2011.

Cheers, It's Christmas

Included on the album is a rendition of Michael Bublé's "Home", done here as a duet with the original artist and featuring Christmas-themed lyrics written by Bublé at Shelton's request.

I Stay Away

The music video for "I Stay Away" was released in 1994 and was directed by Nick Donkin, famous for his claymation film The Junky's Christmas.

Keeping Time

The album which was released on Casablanca Records in 1978 includes Jabara's song "Trapped in a Stairway" from the movie Thank God It's Friday, his own version of the Grammy Award winning "Last Dance" (originally recorded by Donna Summer) as well as the duets "Something's Missing" (with Summer) and "Take Good Care of My Baby / What's a Girl to Do" (with Pattie Brooks).

# "Trapped in a Stairway" (from the Original Soundtrack Album Thank God It's Friday) - 3:13

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Ultravox used one for the solo on Love's Great Adventure, and it is used for the bass on Stevie Wonder's Skeletons, Jean-Michel Jarre's Revolutions Overture, Seaweed (British musician) of Ozric Tentacles used one in his rig and perhaps most notably on Do They Know It's Christmas.

Snoopy's Christmas

"Snoopy's Christmas" is a song performed by The Royal Guardsmen in 1967.

Tony Britten

In 1994, he composed the music for Mole's Christmas, 30 minute animated film and in 1999 he wrote and directed Bohème, a film based on the Puccini opera, which was broadcast by Five and Artsworld.

Valerie Landsburg

Born in New York City, Landsburg made her acting debut in the 1978 disco movie Thank God It's Friday.

We All Stand Together

The song re-entered the UK Singles Chart one year later in 1985, one of three hits to do so that originally charted in December 1984 ("Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid and "Last Christmas" by Wham! were the other two).


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